Hey guys, time for an update. So far I have been having a lot of fun running my Nightlords army again. Though the army against certain lists is very outclassed, it still puts out a lot of hurt. My first loss came about 2 weeks ago against a very cool all terminator Space Wolves Logan wing with over 30 terminators in 2000 pts. Its funny to think, but I was outgunned from turn one with all of my termie stopping power having a 12 inch range (melta guns)which of course would lead to my squads being mauled by 10 man terminator squads. We rolled up kill points and pitched battle and I played the game as befit a True Nightlord, by running away and being sneaky. My army actually excelled at this as all of my non stationary units are able to move 12 inches. I played the refused flank (I think thats what its called) and deployed all of my army to the right of the board.
He deployed his army to the right as well; with me getting first turn I basically took all my units that could move 12 inches and re-deployed it to the other side!! This took him by surprise as he spent most of the game re-deploying trying to get with in assault range or at least shooting range. I was holding my own until about turn 4 where the brutality of his list reared its ugly head. His 2 assault cannon termie squads along with awesome rolling started taking its toll on my army. I did have a few highlights though with my Termie hammer unit taking out his thunderwolf cavalry unit and a chosen squad holding off 2 termie squads shooting for 2 turns. Final tally, 6-3, was a great game and I really liked his list something that I might try with the Grey Knights.
Pics on this post are of my completed Nightlords Termie Lord. Like I stated in my last post, I wanted to paint up another leader for my list to either add to my assault potential or to run a "cheaper" lord. Believe it or not, the termie lord is cheaper as I dont have to run a retinue bike squad for him. I used some parts from the Grey Knights Terminator box like the helmet and the weapon blade and painted him in the pattern of my other terminators such as the terror markings on his helmet and the lightning bolt symbols on his one open shoulder. Let me know what you think...
